Elser (2015)

In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot and his reasons for deciding to take such drastic action.

Director:

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Writers:

Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer (screenplay), Fred Breinersdorfer (screenplay)

Stars:

Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner

4 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Friedel	...	Georg Elser
Katharina Schüttler	...	Elsa
Burghart Klaußner	...	Arthur Nebe
Johann von Bülow	...	Heinrich Müller
Felix Eitner	...	Hans Eberle
David Zimmerschied	...	Josef Schurr
Rüdiger Klink	...	Erich
Simon Licht	...	SS Obergruppenführer
Cornelia Köndgen	...	Maria Elser
Martin Maria Abram	...	Ludwig Elser
Michael Kranz	...	Franz Xaver Lechner
Gerti Drassl	...	Lore
Lissy Pernthaler	...	Protokollführerin
Valentina Repetto	...	Brunhilde
Anna Unterberger	...	Anna

Storyline

The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler convinced millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi germany | nazi salute | explosion | assassination attempt | time bomb | 

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Taglines:

Based on the true story of the man minutes away from almost killing Adolf Hitler

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violence and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany Italy

Language:

German

Release Date:

30 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Johann Georg Elser Project

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,806, 7 July 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$161,531, 12 October 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucky Bird Pictures, Delphi Medien, Philipp Filmproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Not only was it the anniversary of the famous 'Beerhall Putsch', the venue was the the Munich Beer Hall where Hitler returned each year to speak and commemorate the date.

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Goofs

In the first flashback to 1932, two young boys are shown trading cards of airplanes. One of the cards shows a Messerschmidt Bf-109, which one boy also calls a "Messerschmidt". But the Bf-109 had it's first flight only in 1935 and entered service not until 1937, so it would not have been featured in a 1932 trading cards game.

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Quotes

Georg Elser: If humanity isn't free, everything dies with it.

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Connections

Version of Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (1989)

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Soundtracks

The Internationale
(Left wing anthem)

User Reviews

It was a good film. Nice profile of a man. Enjoined

So I did not quite get the title. Maybe I missed it. At first, I assumed that the main character had a 13 minute window to kill Hitler and he missed it. I gonna go with that theory, cause the other one is that this plot in the movie was likely 13 minutes of the 114 minute film.

Most of the film is a profile on the main character based on a true story. How he lived his life as a musician in Germany during the Nazi reign and about a love affair he was having with a married women. It's fascinating how many films about World War two are coming out lately. I'm seeing one in the theaters every mouth. It's seems like the world wants to reminisce about that time (And I say the world cause none of these films are American). In some case I feel like it's a those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it situation. In other cases, I think it's an issue of just a new story about World War 2 just pops up. In the case of this guy, the movie indicates that it was very recent that they uncovered his status as a resistance fighter and his plans to create a very crafty device that can blow up The Führer

So I would say this, that I liked the movie. It's more about the man who tried to blow up Hitler vs. about his plan to blow up Hitler but it is an engaging story.